{"id":1447,"date":"2026-03-12T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2026-03-13T20:59:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:59:56","slug":"disease-ecology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1447","title":{"rendered":"diSEAse Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f3405b5d6f1&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f3405b5d6f1\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-05-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-05-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-05-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-05-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-05-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-05.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Reyn Yoshioka.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-edited by researchers from <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong>, <strong>Hakai Institute<\/strong>, and the <strong>USGS Western Fisheries Research Center<\/strong>, a special edition of the <strong>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B<\/strong> provides a timely examination of new tools, collaborations, and discoveries for understanding the role and impact of diseases \u2014 and how to manage them \u2014 in marine ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Articles in the issue examine emerging pathogens, recent methodological advances, the increasing role of climate change, opportunities for ecosystem-based management, and guidelines for investigating new diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictured are snow crabs held for an experiment at the <strong>Alaska Department of Fish and Game<\/strong> Facility in Kodiak, Alaska, for a project on the progression of black eye syndrome at different temperatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/news\/articles\/2026-03-05.html\">Read the Full Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-edited by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory, Hakai Institute, and the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center, a special edition of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B provides a timely examination of new tools, collaborations, and discoveries for understanding the role and impact of diseases \u2014 and how to manage them \u2014 in marine ecosystems. 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